Easy schnitzels with creamy butternut spaghetti

This dish combines two kiddie favourites: chicken schnitzel and spaghetti! As a bonus, the spaghetti comes with a wonderfully creamy butternut sauce. Yum!

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Serves 2 to 3

Ingredients:

  • 1 large butternut, halved
  • 3 T olive oil 
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 2 Woolworths Chicken Schnitzels
  • 1 cup cream 
  • 60 g Parmesan
  • 250 g spaghetti

Method:

  1. Drizzle the butternut halves with olive oil and season to taste. Bake at 200C for 45 minutes to 1 hour until the flesh is soft and can easily be scooped out. Bake the schnitzels according to package instructions.
  2. Scoop out the flesh and place in a blender with the cream half the Parmesan (or grated hard cheese). Season to taste. Blend until smooth and velvety. 
  3. Cook the pasta in boiling, salted water until al dente. Drain and reserve some of the pasta cooking water. Reheat the butternut sauce in a pan with a little of butter. Loosen the sauce with a splash of pasta water if necessary. Add the hot pasta to the sauce and toss to coat. Serve immediately with the remaining Parmesan. This is also delicious with pan-fried Woolworths Chicken Frikkadels or Meatballs. 

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